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Payment services provider and merchant acquirer for card payments at Cheshire East Borough Council's Car Parks

Cheshire East Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 13:01.

Opportunity overview

A tender for the provision of Combined Payment Services/ Merchant acquirer (PSP/MA) for car parking machines across Cheshire East Borough. This requirement is for an end to end payment processing service. The winning bidder must be able to provide Combined Payment Services Provider /Merchant Acquiring for 3 types of parking payment machines across the borough.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Lot 1£400k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C5409
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tenders are available via The Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk Proactis Help line number for Suppliers: 0330 005 0352
Has Recurrence
Yes
Published risks
None

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
27 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
11 Nov 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
12 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
480,000
Amount
400,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
cost
Name
Price
Description
As per tender documents.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Downtime - fault resolution process and how issues are resolved, and how quickly are issues resolved and how do you inform the Council? Ensure fast efficient transactions at the payment machines and how you remedy slow processing speeds Actions you take to review the contract with council staff e.g. account review meetings on a quarterly basis

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
Suppliers Social Value offer, as per tender documents.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per the requirements of tender pack and the Software and Hardware services agreement.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Relevant Experience and Contract Examples Details of up to three contracts to meet the technical ability criteria set out in the Associated Tender Documents You should demonstrate how your contracts and experience meet the critical project specific requirements as outlined in the tender documents.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Initial contract period is 3 years to January 2030 with 1 x 12 month extension - giving a final possible end date of January 2031

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
092760-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Oct 2026, 11:37
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cheshire East Council
Id
GB-PPON-PTWR-7124-XZXQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTWR-7124-XZXQ

Address

Street Address
Delamere House, Delamere Street
Locality
Crewe
Postal Code
CW12JZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD62

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Crewe · UKD62 · CW12JZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD62 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 092760-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·